I'd like to preface this list with a few things. First, I know many of these characters won't make it into the game. I tried to be somewhat realistic by including characters that are certain to be in (most Mario characters, all Kirby characters), but if I were to base it all on what's most-likely we'd all be a little disappointed. That's not to say I probably won't absolutely love the new games. I just expect to be a little disappointed with the roster, as I always am. A lot of these characters I probably won't need to explain but I'll do my best with the more out-there picks. I tried to keep the roster size similar to that of Brawl because of comments made by Sakurai regarding size limitations due to the 3DS version. However to make it an even 40 I've included 5 additional characters at the bottom.

CONFIRMED: Nintendo

Bowser (Mario)

Donkey Kong (DK)

Fox (Star Fox)

Kirby (Kirby)

Link (Zelda)

Mario (Mario)

Pikachu (Pokemon)

Pit (Kid Icarus)

Samus (Metroid)

Villager (Animal Crossing)

Wii Fit Trainer (Wii Fit)

CONFIRMED: Third-Party

Mega Man (Capcom)

MY LIST: Nintendo

Ashley (Wario) - Using Red as a variety of weapons would be fun.

Captain Falcon (F-Zero)

Dixie Kong (DK) - Wasn't fond of Diddy in Brawl, and I'd like to see all the ways she uses her hair.

Flavia (Fire Emblem) - I know Chrom will be in SSB4, but I'd much rather have a character that actually looks badass.

Ganondorf (Zelda) - Of course he's in. But give him a damn sword. I'm tired of playing a Captain Falcon semi-clone.

Ice Climbers (Ice Climbers)

King Dedede (Kirby)

Krystal (Star Fox) - Cut Falco give me Krystal. Let her be the staff fighter she was meant to be.

Little Mac (Punch-Out!!) - Final Smash: Giga Mac. That is all.

Luigi (Mario)

Meta Knight (Kirby)

Mewtwo (Pokemon) - Everyone wants Mewtwo and with its return to prominence now is the time.

Ness (Mother)

Paula (Mother) - Like Falco I say cut the clones (Lucas) and add someone with a unique style.

Peach (Mario)

Rosalina (Mario) - She's a powerful space goddess. What else do you want?

Validar (Fire Emblem) - I included the sword-fighting hero, so why not the magic-fighting villain?

Wario (Wario)

Wolf (Star Fox)

Yoshi (Mario)

Zelda/Sheik (Zelda)

MY LIST: Third-Party

Pac-man (Namco Bandai)

Sonic (SEGA) - Considering SEGA's great relationship with Nintendo I see this happening.

MY LIST: Nintendo +5

Airan Jo (Sin & Punishment) - Bullet hell!

Bowser Jr. (Mario) - He'd be on the list above if I wasn't nearing my breaking point w/ all the Mario characters.

Dillon (Dillon's Rolling Western) - Still not sure if he's a Nintendo character but he's an armadillo cowboy. Good enough.

Isaac (Golden Sun)

Tasha (Advance Wars) - Fill the void created with an almost certain lack of Snake from Metal Gear.

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We're back with another, much shorter, much smoother episode of A Podcast. In this episode Peter and I discuss the Xbox Live/Xbox.com mess, Razer's Project Fiona (one of us isn't excited), and Sony's decision to not show the PS4 at E3 this year. It's a less-than-positive affair. Also, many who either know me or listened to the previous podcasts know I'm not high on Nintendo or the Wii U at the moment. However, after much thought I've deduced what it is that bothers me and in this episode we g0 in-depth about what it is Nintendo can do to win a couple hardcore gamers like us over. It's a lot easier than you may think.

It's been awhile but CallSignStarbucks and I have returned to the world of podcasting. Below are two "episodes" for your listening pleasure. The first is a look back at last year, including major headlines and our Top 5 Games of 2011. The second is a look to the future, or more specifically this year. We cover our expectations as well as our Top 5 Most Anticipated Games of 2012. We're shaking off the rust, so expect things to get smoother and better as time goes on.